Auckland Philharmonia: Water Music
Thu, 12 Jun
|Holy Trinity Cathedral
King George I, with a small assortment of aristocratic guests, sat in a boat floating up the Thames. Handel, and an orchestra, sat in another, entertaining the royal party with a new piece called, inevitably, Water Music.
Time & Location
12 Jun 2025, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Holy Trinity Cathedral, 446 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland 1052, New Zealand
About the event
King George I, with a small assortment of aristocratic guests, sat in a boat floating up the Thames. Handel, and an orchestra, sat in another, entertaining the royal party with a new piece called, inevitably, Water Music.
Nowadays it’s usually played on dry land, but never like this, interspersed with Tippett’s calmly radiant music for strings. Across a gulf of 250 years, the two composers engage in a deeply moving dialogue with each other.